The First Global Business Analysis Challenge

The first Global Business Analysis Challenge was hosted in the fall semester of 2024 within the Business Climate Analysis course, led by Drs. Sara Lopez and Liz Yost.

The challenge was a resounding success, engaging 468 students from 4 universities across 4 countries with representation from over 15 nationalities. Those students worked together in 94 global teams for 7 weeks of intense collaboration to identify global opportunities and threats for Starbucks and proposed innovative solutions. They navigated time zones, language barriers, and cultural differences to deliver outstanding work.

The challenge was made possible by the invaluable support of Integrated Business alumni judges during the qualifying round. For this support, we would like to recognize Alexandra Claure, Amar Walker, Ava Settle, Cade Schwartz, Caitlyn Hunihan, Christopher Forges, Connor Adams, Evelyn Rivera, Gage Franklin, Jakob Hughey, Jonathan Beck, Julian Rosario, Linsay Scanlon, Muemin Alan, Reyvan Demesmin, Sam Pinto-Pannella, Sebastian Lopez.

Congratulations to our top three teams! 🏆